diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/controller/ChatCharacterController.kt b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/controller/ChatCharacterController.kt
index 388fc86..d86ac8d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/controller/ChatCharacterController.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/controller/ChatCharacterController.kt
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ class ChatCharacterController(
         val popularCharacters = service.getPopularCharacters()
 
         // 최근 등록된 캐릭터 리스트 조회
-        val newCharacters = service.getRecentCharacters(
+        val newCharacters = service.getRecentCharactersPage(
             page = 0,
             size = 50
-        )
+        ).content
 
         // 큐레이션 섹션 (활성화된 큐레이션 + 캐릭터)
         val curationSections = curationQueryService.getActiveCurationsWithCharacters()
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class ChatCharacterController(
     @GetMapping("/recent")
     fun getRecentCharacters(@RequestParam("page", required = false) page: Int?) = run {
         ApiResponse.ok(
-            service.getRecentCharacters(
+            service.getRecentCharactersPage(
                 page = page ?: 0,
                 size = 20
             )
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/dto/RecentCharactersResponse.kt b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/dto/RecentCharactersResponse.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1628a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/dto/RecentCharactersResponse.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.dto
+
+/**
+ * 최근 등록된 캐릭터 전체보기 페이지 응답 DTO
+ */
+data class RecentCharactersResponse(
+    val totalCount: Long,
+    val content: List<Character>
+)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/service/ChatCharacterService.kt b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/service/ChatCharacterService.kt
index 064d29b..ea0f5c1 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/service/ChatCharacterService.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/service/ChatCharacterService.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.ChatCharacterHobby
 import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.ChatCharacterTag
 import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.ChatCharacterValue
 import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.dto.Character
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.dto.RecentCharactersResponse
 import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.repository.ChatCharacterGoalRepository
 import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.repository.ChatCharacterHobbyRepository
 import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.repository.ChatCharacterRepository
@@ -68,12 +69,12 @@ class ChatCharacterService(
     }
 
     /**
-     * 최근 등록된 캐릭터 전체보기 (페이징)
+     * 최근 등록된 캐릭터 전체보기 (페이징) - 전체 개수 포함
      * - 기준: 현재 시각 기준 2주 이내 생성된 활성 캐릭터
-     * - 2주 이내 캐릭터가 0개라면: 최근 등록한 캐릭터 20개 반환(페이지 무시)
+     * - 2주 이내 캐릭터가 0개라면: totalCount=20, 첫 페이지는 최근 등록 활성 캐릭터 20개, 그 외 페이지는 빈 리스트
      */
     @Transactional(readOnly = true)
-    fun getRecentCharacters(page: Int = 0, size: Int = 20): List<Character> {
+    fun getRecentCharactersPage(page: Int = 0, size: Int = 20): RecentCharactersResponse {
         val safePage = if (page < 0) 0 else page
         val safeSize = when {
             size <= 0 -> 20
@@ -85,13 +86,15 @@ class ChatCharacterService(
         val totalRecent = chatCharacterRepository.countByIsActiveTrueAndCreatedAtGreaterThanEqual(since)
         if (totalRecent == 0L) {
             if (safePage > 0) {
-                return emptyList()
+                return RecentCharactersResponse(
+                    totalCount = 20,
+                    content = emptyList()
+                )
             }
-
             val fallback = chatCharacterRepository.findByIsActiveTrue(
                 PageRequest.of(0, 20, Sort.by("createdAt").descending())
             )
-            return fallback.content.map {
+            val content = fallback.content.map {
                 Character(
                     characterId = it.id!!,
                     name = it.name,
@@ -99,13 +102,17 @@ class ChatCharacterService(
                     imageUrl = "$imageHost/${it.imagePath ?: "profile/default-profile.png"}"
                 )
             }
+            return RecentCharactersResponse(
+                totalCount = 20,
+                content = content
+            )
         }
 
         val pageResult = chatCharacterRepository.findRecentSince(
             since,
             PageRequest.of(safePage, safeSize)
         )
-        return pageResult.content.map {
+        val content = pageResult.content.map {
             Character(
                 characterId = it.id!!,
                 name = it.name,
@@ -113,6 +120,11 @@ class ChatCharacterService(
                 imageUrl = "$imageHost/${it.imagePath ?: "profile/default-profile.png"}"
             )
         }
+
+        return RecentCharactersResponse(
+            totalCount = totalRecent,
+            content = content
+        )
     }
 
     /**